On my home front its not so much about my comfort level but more about the Consequences and Repercussions that would follow that is if I didn't pay for it in cash or money order without her knowing. Now my wheels are turning on how to raise the capitol for the expense.
If Only I Had A Spare $2.5K...
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This spring I'll tell my wife we need a new lawnmower. A guy that I work with told me he needs a new lawn mower. His mower costs $3,000. Mine would cost $300. I buy the one he needs with credit card for him and sell it for $2,400. I purchase a new mower for us at $300 netting me $2,100. The cost of an estate pipe. Problem solved. She'll never know the difference.
This is the lawn mower type I use
I call this it a win win. He gets mower, I get Pipe. Who knows what this pipe could be worth in 5 years anyway.
This is the lawn mower type I use
I call this it a win win. He gets mower, I get Pipe. Who knows what this pipe could be worth in 5 years anyway.
It is a beautiful pipe, it’s way out of my price range, and yes I would need to lie about the price (by about 85%) to my wife if I did buy it and I’d probably have to go with a “supporting female carvers in a male dominated industry” angle if I did tell her. Even if SP gave me a free gift certificate for $5000 I still wouldn’t purchase that particular pipe.
It's a beautiful pipe, and she was trained by the best. You can tell it's hers from a mile away, even with the strong Ilsted influence. Only a few pipe collectors can afford them, but her output is low to match.
Not the least interested in the pipe in the original post at that price, but I do admire the lyrical flow and the subtle integration of the band and the finish. I own pipes I like better, however.
you think tongue bite sucks well full skin bite sucks worse.
Most of my yard I cut with a tractor and brush hog because it's adjacent to my hay fields, but around my house I have nice grass and use a Cub too...I love that damn mower. Used to have Deer zero turns before I bought that one, the Deer's were crap compared to that Cub (with a Honda engine by the way).
I don't have the eye to compare pipes when they get in the expensive ranges (if that makes any sense).
Makes sense to me. The rules become more 'abstract' the higher up you go. Like the stock market.
It's much easier than that. If a pipe sells at a certain price point it means there's a market for it. The buyers set the price.
Just for a different perspective: the Manduela pipe I posted is only half the price of the cheapest Rolex watch available, and that would be a mass produced product.
Well, for perspective, the Rolex watch would have value to resell, and eventually, if cared for, increase in value. The Manduela pipe......probably neither....
I'm just reading that a pre-owned Rolex Oyster Date would be around $2,600 compared to $6,150 new, so I'm not too sure if a Rolex would be an appreciating asset perse.
Key phrase "eventually,if well cared for" Check vintage Rolex prices, it's a lock
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